Down 30 pounds wat do?

>>39441652
Read sticky.

You got a goal body? Do you want to be twink? DYEL mode? This will solve the problem of bulk or cut. For the record I think 150ish is the healthy body weight for your height. But that assumes no muscle what so ever.

Bulking will build muscle and burn some fat. Keep in mind you can't get rid of all of it but will "wear" it better. When you bulk use the calcular and follow what it says with weight lifting.

Cutting is doable but a pain in the ass. Unless you're doing gymnastics, swimming, or something else that requires you to be light, I can't see the point in going that low.

How long have you been cutting?

>>39441920

Goal body closer to DYEL. The reason I was thinking of changing the whole routine is I've been at this for close to year now and was hoping i could switch over since it's getting a bit "stale" with the constant routine. I also feel tired/unmotivated a lot lately which I am assuming stems from the calorie deficit.

Took about 8 months to do it but did it over the course of a year. I had to take some time off at one point and ate at maintenance, didn't make any progress but did not gain either. At my pace it would take another 4-5 months to drop down to 150.

>>39441995
If you got to 150 do you think you'd like the maintenance diet + exercise? Probably not.

Shake things up. Try weight lifting if you want mass. It takes very little to look buff to the average fool. If you want a more slender look then try bodyweight/gymnastic style workouts. You can do them with minimal equipment and obtain a muscular yet slim look.


If you are dead set on that 150, then I have to tell you lifting may become depressing as you simply won't have the muscle to see signicant progress beyond starter strength. On the inverse BW will become easier.

I just took some measurements, 36" waist but 40" at widest on stomach.

I'd prefer to bulk than cut down to 150 as long as I won't be fucking things up somehow by leaving this large fatty area untouched for now. Would it be easier to remove it later when cutting and having a much higher muscle mass to start with?

>>39442850
Yes.

We're all different but I had roughly a 36 waist at 200 (your height btw). However I also had more muscle on me. I went on a cut and lost 25. This resulted in my waist going to about 30 (never measured stomch but can currently see abs).

Your stomach is always going to be a stubborn area. So long as your keep your diet clean then you won't gain too much fat there as you build up. And you will avoid looking like a lanky kong with a pot belly.